Bread, cereal, couscous, crackers, flour, granola, gravy, pastas, pitas, pretzels, popcorn, tortillas. This is not a comprehensive list and care must be taken to read labels on processed foods. Making a meal from scratch and with whole foods will save you grief and time reading labels and trying to remember what all the grain products are.

If I forgot one, share it in the comments!

Meal Ideas

Beef Stew (without added flour to

thicken gravy, can use tapioca starch/cassava flour in place of flour)

Don’t get in the habit of replacing your grain-filled goodies with grain-free knock offs. The substitutes aren’t healing foods and will set your progress back or can even prevent it from starting. Those foods should be reserved for occasional treats and special occasions.

It also defeats the purpose of learning to eat for your best health. Coffee and a grain-free muffin for breakfast isn’t much of an improvement on coffee and a wheat flour muffin.

This is the hardest part for me to process. Recently I added chia and flax into my families diet for the extra nutrients/fat/amino acids, etc. It’s so hard to figure out the ‘right’ thing to do. I keep on adding stufff I think is going to be goid then find out it’s not and feel so defeated! (Soy, agave syrup, etc. over the yrs)

I’ve gone through the exact same process over the years. I would think of it as healing in stages. I consider agave and soy to be leaps and bounds above high fructose corn syrup (or “corn sugar” as they’re calling it now) and fast food. They may not the most ideal of foods, but they’re way better for you than frozen, packaged diet dinners. I’d say you’re on the right track!

I think adding in the seeds (preferably sprouted) once or twice a week should be fine. Focus on improving digestion, and you won’t need to reach as far or wide for good food choices. If you can properly break down and absorb the nutrients in everything you eat, then you’ll notice a big difference without reaching for superfoods (and give your pocketbook a break in the process).

There are no nutrients exclusive to grains. You can search whfoods.com for other food sources of the nutrients you are looking for and consume larger amounts of those foods. Eating a wider variety of food will help to ‘fill in the blanks’ that many of us deal with when eating a diet of only a few foods. Grain-free diets are temporary for some as they heal and a life-long way of life for others. It’s all based on bioindividuality and how you feel eating different foods.

Medical Disclaimer: The information contained in this blog is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a physician in matters relating to serious illness and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

Medications – You should work closely with your physician to adjust medications as your body heals. Many of you will be able to say goodbye to “maintenance” medication forever but some will not.